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LABOUR IN AUSTRALIA. f MANY REFUSE TO WORK. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 7.5 p.m.) SYDNEY. April 25. .-La irritation policy to defeat the decision of the High Court in connection with the Forty-four Hours Week Act has been decided upon by the unions which are registered in the Federal Arbitration Court. A stop-work meeting of the Federated Coachmakers' Union was attended by 2000 members. It was decided to apply immediately to the Court for a variation of the award in the industry to give the benefit of a 44 hours week to all members of the union. The members of all the unions in the metal trades group, although they were ordered by the employers to work yesterday, refused to do so. Between 5000 and 6000 employees failed to commence work. The engineers', plumbers', blacksmiths', moulders', coachmakers' and other unions are affected Officials of the unions concerjjed state that as the men have already experienced the benefit of the 44 hours week they will not return to a 48 hours week.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19311, 26 April 1926, Page 9
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